Tag: Cuttack

Cuttack: A court here today rejected the bail application of local industrialist Mahimananda Mishra in a bomb blast case at Madhupatna police station limits of Cuttack. The Cuttack District and Sessions court turned down the bail plea of Mishra in connection with the blast which took place near Press Square in Cuttack in 2013 leaving […]

Cuttack: Hardening their position against what they termed as “police inaction”, lawyers of Orissa High Court today decided to continue their strike till Monday. The general body of Orissa High Court Bar Association unanimously passed a resolution to abstain from court work in protest till those who allegedly threatened Odisha State Bar Council member Chinmaya […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today shifted Project Director, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Cuttack Trilochan Pradhan and appointed him as the Joint Secretary in the Board of Revenue as per directions of the State Election Commission (SEC). Pradhan was found working engaged in the election process which was against the provision of the panchayat rules. […]

Cuttack: Demanding immediate arrest of those who had allegedly threatened an advocate and Odisha State Bar Council member, lawyers of Orissa High Court today decided to continue their cease-work agitation till February 2. Advocate Chinmaya Kumar Mohanty has filed a complaint in this regard at Lingaraj police station of Bhubaneswar. “The general body meeting of […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today ordered a probe over a report that a patient with sores on his body was forced to languish on the floor of Cuttack’s SCB Medical College without treatment. Taking a sou-motu cognisance of the report, OHRC Acting Chairperson Justice B K Mishra asked the Revenue Divisional Commissioner […]

Cuttack: The Orissa High Court has stayed the operation of an order passed by the director of Bhubaneswar-based Xavier Institute of Management last month terminating the services of two professors. Hearing separate writ petitions filed by the two sacked professors, D V Ramana and Banikanta Mishra, a single-judge bench of Justice S K Mishra in […]

Cuttack: Taking note of two custodial deaths within a span of five days in the district, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today issued notices to the In-charge SP of Cuttack rural police asking him to enquire into the matters and submit reports within four weeks. Acting chairman of OHRC Justice (Retd) B K Mishra […]

Bhubaneswar: BJD president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today sought explanation from party MP Bhartruhari Mahatab for his recent statement on the party’s possible ties with opposition Congress. Mahatab, the leader of BJD Parliamentary party in the Lok Sabha, has also been accused of issuing “harmful” statements to media without prior permission of the […]

Cuttack: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today proposed to declare Cuttack and Bali as “sister cities” in view of the rich historic links between Odisha and Indonesia. Pradhan made the suggestion while participating in the ongoing three-day Kalinga-Indonesia Dialogue here at Ravenshaw University, pointing out that Cuttack had played a central role […]

Overcoming initial hiccups, the historic annual Baliyatra festival was inaugurated here this evening amid pomp and gaiety.

New Delhi: To strengthen rail infrastructure in Odisha, Railways will redevelop 11 stations including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri in partnership with the state government. Besides, it will also open a workshop for periodical overhauling of electric locomotives at Kalahandi. Eleven stations in Odisha will be redeveloped through a joint venture with the state government, Railway […]

Cuttack: A Special Court here today rejected the bail applications of a doctor couple — Surendranath Senapati and his wife Diptirani Samanta — who were arrested yesterday on charges of corruption, forgery for cheating, deceit and criminal conspiracy. Vigilance judge RS Hota also rejected the bail application of a local pharmaceutical company proprietor, Sudhansu Das, […]

Two minor boys of a local orphanage here drowned while bathing in a canal near Jagatpur barrage on the outskirts of the city today

Bhubaneswar: In the backdrop of the embarrassing situation when spectators hurled projectiles during India-South Africa match last year, the state administration and the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) today assured an England Cricket Board team that all steps would be taken to ensure smooth matches at Barabati Stadium in future. A three-member ECB team today met […]

In a bid to smoothen the growing traffic problem in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, Odisha government today decided to use college and University students as volunteers in managing traffic